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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
He Did Not Lead.

The Herald says Jef Davis is suffering
from a wound received while leading a
charge at Busna Vista, remarks the Salt
Lake Tribune. JEFF Davis did not lead
any charge at Buena Vista. The Mexican
infantry in overwhelming force had beaten
back the infantry in their Misunderstanding
nearly all the officers and inhicting desper.
ate losses upon the line, when Santa Anna,
seeing the advantage, ordered a mighty
charge OF 1000 lancers. To meet this there
was but a single Mississippi regiment of
rifles, commanded by JEFF Davis. Davis
threw the regiment into a v form and
when the horsemen came within range, the
Mississippians opened a fire, that made
such a rolling Of men and horses on the
field, that after a moment the remnant
turned and fled. 1t was said at the time
that it was the only charge of cavalry that
had ever been stopped by bullets alone.
Those rifles were muzzls-loaders, they had
to be capped as well as loaded, and the per-
formance Of the Mississippians rung the
world around.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

An investigator of accurate mind has
calculated there are now about so, 600
travelling statesmen on the road in this
country, and that their expense accounts
alone will average 50, 500 a year each,
says the Nashville American. He says:
This mean an outlay OF $3.50, 900, 900
a year, and if you count an average sal.
airy of $1,000 a year, it will swell the
total to S2l0, 900, 900 a year. This i'm.
mense sum is scattered all over the Uni.
ted States. 1t keeps up the hotels, and
is one of the most important items of
railway passenger receipts. The charac-
ter OF the travelling man has changed
within a decade past. You will find very
few boys and fewer drunkards upon the
road. The competition is so great, and
the expense so heavy, that firms have to
send out their best men, and salaries of
$4,000 and 5 5000 a year are by no means
uncommon.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

Judge Walker, OF Indianapolis, has
made an important ruling of particular
interest to business men, in the case of
the First National Bank against Valen.
tine Barr. He held that where the drawer
of a check delivers it to the party in
payment Of a debt or any other bona fde
purpose, and such holder presents it to
the bank, and, instead of receiving the
money on it, secures its certifcatiou by
the bank that it is ''good" for the amount
in it, and retains the check for use and
payment thereafter, that by such act the
holder releases the drawer from liability
on the check, and the bank becomes the
only debtor to the holder. This rule,
however, does not apply where such Ger.
LITIGATION is procured by the drawer of
the check before he uses it or delivers it
to the payee.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

st. Paul Globe: The subject of human
greatness was touched upon in q Sun.
day.school class, and the teacher aptly il.
lustrated by reference to the President.
Then she made the application. "Now,
children, great as the President is-wise
and ell that; as much as he is loved and
honored, there is one we should love and
honor far above the President of this
great country. Do you know who that
Isl" The teacher paused, solemnly and
reverently, for an answer. And she got
it. Not from one, or two, or three of the
class; but in concert, and instantaneously
every little boy and girl shouted out,
"Mrs. Cleveland"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
A COSTLY

The recent election in New York is said
to have been a costly one to the candi.
dates and to the city. There were rs
offices to be filled, exclusive of the State
tickets, and for these offices there were
1913 candidates. The World estimates the
expense of the election to these candi.
dates, their parties and their friends, and
to the city, at 81, OOO. 900 or more, and
gives the following list of expenditures
by candidates for the offices named as
approximately correct: Supreme Court
Justice, 49, 900; City Court Judge. s4O,.
900; Criminal Court Judge, $50, 900; Con.
%troller. $40, 600; Surrogate, $50, 600; Cor.
oner, $40, 900; President of the Board of
Aldermen, $50, 900; District Attorney,
SIS, 900; State Senators, $ll, 700; Civil
Justices, 1923, 500; Aldermanic candi.
dates, 800, 900; Assembly candidates,
500, 900. Total, S72s, 900. To this must
be added S2l6, 200 expended by the city.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
suLLuvAN,s RECEPTION.

There is no installing the fact, says
the New York World, that the savage
dies out OF the Anglo-Saxoa very slowly.
Notwithstanding the advanced civiliza.
ton and modern humanitarian ideas of
the race, not far under the surface is an
admiration for brute courage and physical
prowess that relegates considerations Of
cruelty to the background. This feeling,
ingrained in the Briton, is reflected in the
reception given to John L. Sullivan in
England. Not only in the cities of Liv.
erpool and London is he received with
ovations which certainly no other Amer.
lean could call forth, but all along the
line of his route.
1t may be said that his homage flows
from the worst class Of the population.
However that may be, it comes from a
very large class of the population, and
n that cannot be disregarded in making
an estimate of race characteristics. But
it is not true that it all comes from what
is known as the worst class. Represen.
tatives of nearly all classes in England
are given to sports of a combative as well
as a competitive nature, which involve
more or less cruelty. The savage desire
to do something that will kill or hurt
crops out on all sides.
Bear.baiting, dog-6ghting, cock.fght-
ing, fox hunting, shooting and prize.fght.
ing are good old English sports. And if
the law and civilization have begun to
cover over the worst features of the cru.
elty the cover is not very deep,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
THE PROSPECTS.

The Salt Lake Tribune says: We are
very sorry that we did not put the new
railroad project in motion a couple OF
months o This is the season OF the
year when the grading out across the
desert ought to be going on, for that is no
good place to be stirring the earth In
midsummer. 1t gets very warm, and
men cannot do a full days work after the
first Of June. The road ought to be com.
pleted to Clifton District by the first OF
next April. After that it will build its.
elf. and it will be rapid work, too. As
these nights begin to grow cool, and a
great many people who have had no out.
ing for several months, think longingly
OF the sea.shore and the soft skies be.
yond the Sierras. What if we could get
on the cars here and be in Los Angeles in
"a hours at an expense of 500? Would
not a good many 60 and make a months
visit? That chance ought to be open to
people by this time in 1889. We count
upon Il as a certainty by that time. That
probability means a boom. Are the city
fathers making the needed arrangements.
They should not forget that the first
thing to do is to open some streets through
the farms that are called blocks. The
next thing is to decide where a grand
water supply is to come from. We are
told they are working upon the sewerage
problem, and that is good, but it should
be earnest work. The streets ought to
come right along in the calculation, also
the parks, and the drives in the suburbs.
Those are the first things that strangers
make a note of, and many a city lot has
been sold simply on the attractions which
the parks and streets make in places
where the people all work together to
make their city attractive. These needed
improvements will cost quite a round
million, but they will add $1,000 600 to
the assessable value of the city property,
and the debt will not be felt. Property
owners will pay the interest and a sink
ing fund to absorb the principal by a
little tax on the enhanced value of their
property. All this should be arranged
for when the Legislature meets, and the
city ought to be roaring with a boom by
the time the snow disappears in the com.
ing Spring.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
A Horrible Fate,

The Bodie Miner has the following,
which looks suspiciously like some of
the stories written by the person
whose fate it purports to chronicle !:
81. w. f. Townsend, the champion
liar of the Coast, who has been run
ming an arastra in Lake Canyon, is no
more. Last Saturday afternoon, when
everything was running smoothly and
Jim was feeling good, he was telling
an Eastern party that old, old story,
about the rock he was working going
up into the millions per ton. Just as
J. w. E. finished, one of the huge
beams knocked him into the whirling
mass and the heavy drags were crack
ing his bones and MASKING his flesh.
The speed of the arastra seemed to
have doubled! The arastra grinds
slowly but exceedingly fine. Poor
Townsend! May God have mercy on
his SOUL"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

Speaking of Jenny Lind, P. T. Bar.
nun said recently: "She was worth at
least $1,000 900. I remember my first
meeting with the songstress. 1t was the
first of September, 1850, on her steamer.
In New York. She asked me where I
had heard her sing. L never had the
pleasure OF seeing you before in my life.
l replied. How is it possible that you
dare risk so much money! Il risked it
ON your reputation, which, in musical
matters, l would much rather have than
my own Judgment answered.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
Not Forbidden by Religion.

A Western Michigan wool-buyer,
who was circulating among the farm
ers to engage their clips, met with one
who was inclined to look upon the
matter as a sort of gambling affair.
"You agree to buy my wool for so
much a month in advance of shear
ing" said he; chow do you know
that wool won't 60 up or down? The
price may be too much or not enough.
1t looks like flying in the face of Prov
idence."
After a long argument, he agreed to
leave it to his wife, and she replied /:
"Look here, Samuel. Pm just as
good a Baptist as you are, and if there
is anything in u religion which says
We shan't take % cents a pound for
u wool when We didn't expect above
25 We'll accept the offer on our wool
and flop over to the Methodists."-
Dry Goods Chronicle.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

This is the latest about Mr.. Gladstone,
which is given by the London correspond.
ent of a Manchester evening paper: Chat
ting the other night with the keeper of a
second hand book stall in one of the
streets leading out of Holborn, the fol.
lowing interesting little story came out:
Mr.. Gladstone is a frequent purchaser at
this book stall, but he never has any
money with him. Mrs. Gladstone will
not let him carry any about him, because
he spends it so recklessly, buying every
thing that takes his fancy, SO long as the
loose cash holds out. The shopkeeper in
question, however, gives the right honor.
able gentleman a note of his purchases,
and the money is always punctually sent
next day.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
on for WashinwtOn.

The Silver State of last Monday
says: Senator Stewart passed here
yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Stew.
art, on his way to Washington. He
hopes to be able to enlarge the area Of
Nevada and is confident that the Win.
nemucca and Idaho railroad will@
built when the differences between
the General Government and the Cen
trail Pacific are adjusted. He thinks
the Government should make a HYDRO
graphic survey of Nevada to deter
mine where water a be stored for ir-
rigation. He expresses his determin-
alton to do all he can for the States and
as he is chockfull of energy he may be
able to accomplish much for the bene.
fit of Nevada.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
After Her own Heart.

$50 you never drink, Mr.. Dryden ?"
said a Duluth maiden to her casua |
acquaintance as he turned down his
glass at a recent party. 81 had a
classmate ruined with wine and have
pledged myself never to taste it again,
Miss Waterby." "Well, you're a
man after my own heart" "And
when can I have it?" he asked softly.
She blushed a dainty, beauty-tinted
blush, but her muf was big enough
for two that night, and now there is
another cottage being built, and she
says it is after her own heart, too. He
isn't saying a word, and probably will
never talk much more.-Duluth Mimi,
Photographer.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
A BUNNY Old Go.

A prominent citizen of Chico, whose
name we withhold, but a careful observer
on our streets will soon recognize him by
his graceful limp, was advised by his fam.
lily doctor to take q "rum sweat" for a
severe cold with which he was suffering.
The directions were to wrap his form in
blankets, seat himself in a cane. bottom
chair. and let his wife pace a vessel con.
tanning rum under the chair and light the
spirits, he to remain on the chair and let
the fumes which should arise play about
his manly form. The experiment was
tried, but the citizen did not remain on the
chair more than two seconds after the
match was applied to the RUM; and new he
is unable to sit on a a bottom or any
osher kind CT a chair, even with his
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

1t takes a Hindoo twelve days to cut
an acre of grain by the primitive method
he employs. With a small, curved blade
he sewers the stalks by handfuls as he
squats upon his heels. The wages of q
harvester are said to be about 80 cents
per week, without board. These people
will have nothing to do with the modern
t~hreshing machine. They prefer the
%"bloosa," or tramping process. They
clean the grain by the aid of the wind.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
How to Carve a Fowl.

The Arabs know how to carve a fowl
without having the bird migrate all
over the table and finally land in the
lap OF one Of the diners, says a traveller.
Five Arabs seat themselves around a
large bowl of rice surmounted by a
fowl. Two seize the wings with their
fingers and two the legs, and
simultaneously tearing these off, leave
the carcass to the fifth. 1t must be a
bad omen to have six men at the table
when the fowl is carved in this fashion
that is. bad for the sixth man, if he
is fond of fowl.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

On the 9th of July, 1878, j. G. Law,
now bookkeeper at the Paradise mine,
but then a resident of Reno, Nevada,
wrote a letter to a friend in London. The
Gazette says, a few days since the letter
was returned to Postmaster Hagerman
from the dead letter Office at Washington,
bearing the legend Returned to writ.
er," having been in the hands of the Brit.
ish and United States postal authorities
over nine wears,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
He Explained 1t.

Judge-Stand up.
Prisoner-I claim the right under
the law to remain seated, y'r honor.
Glow so?"
1.-The law says no man can be made
to criminate himself, an ii l stand up
I'll criminate myself"
"That point is well taken, and you
may remain seated. You are accused
of stealing a pair of breeches of this
man, but / can find no evidence
against YOU"
"None at all, y'r honor"
"Thank you, your honor"
by the way, why were you un-
willing to stand up?"
II l stood up the man would see l
had his breeches on, y'r honor"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
The Jews or the World.

The Jews of the world numbered
6,377,6O2 last June, according to
statistics gathered by the Geograph-
ical Society of Marseilles, and were
distributed as follows: Europe, 5,4O7,-
6O2; Asia, 245 900; Africa, $4,000:
America, 100000; Australia, IL, 900,
Nearly a third Of the European Jews
live in Russia. Austria and Hungary
come next. In the three Scandinavian
kingdoms. Denmark, Sweden and
Norway, there are 1000 Israelites all
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

The gold mines Of Australia continue
to be very productive. Some Of them
are more than 1000 feet in depth, and
many will be sunk even lower than that
in the near future. This is contrary to
the predictions of old mining experts,
who said many years ago that no gold
would ever be found in Australia at a
depth greater than 100 feet,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

A Washington dispatch of the 23d in.
slant says: The Government receipts dur.
ing the present month were $40, 6S5, 346;
expenditures, S25, 349, $40; deficiency.
I,664,590 The expenditures incurred
were Sls,2S3 TAI in pensions. The net
gold IN the treasury to-day is s2O7, 766,.
o2o' an increase of nearly S., 900, OOt
since the LIST instant,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
Major T. W. Walker, retired officer of

Major T. W. Walker, retired officer of
the U. S. Army, was a daring Indian
fighter years before either Gen. Crook or
Gen. Miles was known to fame. He lives
quietly at the Girard House, Philadel.
phia, and spends a great deal of time
smoking a pipe and recalling the days he
spent on the Western border. He is a
tall man, with silvery hair and a gray
mustache, and is very popular with the
few who know him we'll.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

A church sociable and hugging bee
held in Nebraska broke up in a row.
The withered remnant of a man,
aching for a smack at a sweet sixteen,
blew in fifteen cents and was blind.
folded for a game. The managers ran
his wife against him and the squeeze
he gave her made her back ache.
When the bandage was removed and
he discovered the swindle he howled
like a mad man, smote a manager on
the jaw, and choked the treasurer
until he refunded,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

Charles Dickens was represented to a man
in Boston a few days ago who opened the
conversation by the graceful remark that
the son of the famous novelist is not the
man his father was. The conversation
ended Just there.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
vented 90 Know.

Here is a postscript to a girls letter,
as quoted by London Truth: "When
you write next answer me in conf
dence two questions: Can you lace
your boots with your corsets on
And can you put on your bonnet with
your bodice on? Iwant to know, NJ
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

1t is said that on the steamer going
over Gould did not even once enter the
smoking room, much to the disappoint.
ment of "the boys" who wished to see
what sort of game he played. Here they
mistook Mr.. Gould. Let them follow
him into Wall street, or ask Robert Gar.
rett, and they will learn what the game
he plays is.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

Judge Alfred Cowles, aged Il hun.
dred years. three months and fourteen
days, died at San Diego last Wednesday.
He was one of the best known citizens,
and in 1886 was a prominent resident o.
San Francisco. He retained his facultiei
| to the laat
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
Just What Yan Want.

p. b. Hjul is just in receipt of q large
lot OF glassware and o~rockery. Also, q
n assortment Of library and psrior
lamps-the finest ever brought to the
market. Also. Q nice assortment Of silk
plush cabinet frames. and frame mould
ings. Also, carpets, oilcloth and mating,
bird cages. He has also just been made
agent for the celebrated light.runninR
Domestic" sewing machines, which are
now on exhibition at his store on South
nam street. They are Of all sizes and all
eAAoops
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
Been Fooled Too Oueu Raso..

Been Fooled Too Often Before.
Sweet girl (disrobing)-"Did you look un,
der the bed?"
Old Maid-What for?
TO see if there was a man there"
Ne dear, I've given up all hope."-
Omaha World.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

The finest and largest stock of holiday
goods ever brought to Eureka, can be
found at the Eureka Drug Store, very
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

Encourage home industry and buy your
goods Of Berg.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

Ladies' and childrens' shoes, you must
see, to be astonished as to quality and price,
at Berg's. I
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

&7E PER MONTH FOR A6ENTa
RlO Local or travelling. Five best sell.
stamp for terms. Address, M, II. TURRET.T
b co., Somerset Mich anaIv
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26

Best brands of tea and coffee only at
Berg's. -
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-11-26
FOR RENT.

r1NHE BRICK BUILDING FORMERLY OC.
Il cnpied by the Knight Brothers, 10 for
rent. For particulars. apply to
Eureka, April /, 1887. a2.tf
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-03-26

change. and by excuses, and held In
check under the plea of party neces-
.s;ty. The mask has fallen off at last
and she is awake to the realization
that the hands upon her skirts were
in the service of an enemy; that
fraud had sullied her trust and
areachery put her to shame. The
time has come for the friends Of the
South and the Union in our midst,
to throw of the yoke that has been
fastened upon them. The first step
is the overthrow of the internal reve-
nue. there must tho fight be made
and we live or fall as we succeed in
this Let the Indictment be clearly
drawn
The internal revenue is war
tax
TITS an unnecessary tax.
It's an undenoeratie tax and di.
rectstax.
tits tax that will take from the
business of the country $3.50, 100000
in the next year and retire it as a
surplua, thereby threatening the
prosperity of the Union.
1t has begotten powerful mono
ply, whose clutch is upon the Demo
cratic party's throat; a monopoly that
will ruiz the country before it will
yield up the tax that supports it. IT
is at the bottom of all the tariff leg.
islatio n ard disorder of the last de-
cade, and il still threatens the manu-
featuring interests of the land, an d
will threaten it as long as it re-
mains.
This is the indictment we bring,
and we ceunt that man of the
South traitor to his people and a
public enemy who would perpetuate
the infamous internal revenue tax.
1t is useless to mouth words on such
subject. IL these people want to
continue their alliance with the whis.
key ring they are free to do so, but
Judge them by their attitude toward
the internal revenue. No man who
favors this direct and dangerous
system can be a Democrat. No de-
fender of the whiskey ring can be
a friend of the South. Though it
rend our people in twain, let the
line be drawn. Better fight the bat
tie ut the dawn Of our new era than
await until its sun has climbed the
r5nith and the heat and toll are up.
on US.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-03-26
The Anaro hists' Struggle for Life

The arguments before the Supreme
Court of Illinois in the Anarchist
cases having been concluded, there
is nothing more to do in behalf of
the condemned unless the cases
shall be sent back to the lower court
for re-trial. Ifthe judgement below
be aflirmed-that is to say. if the
murderes are to be hanged without
more ado-the fact cannot be an
nounced before next September
when the court meets again at Otta-
wa. SO that the decision which the
Anarchists least desire will give
them long breathing spell of near
ly six months
The absolute regularity and the
long delay in bringing them to the
halter, ought to be sufficient answer
to the stock complaint of the con-
demned men and their friends, that
they were being railroaded to their
death by public clamor The brave
policemen whom these scoundrels
butchered in cold blood had no
chance for their lives-no trial ac-
cording to the laws Of their country,
no chance to appeal from the secret
Anarchist tribunal which condemned
them, no long months to prepare for
death. Death had been decreed, the
dread decree was executed without
warning and without mercy.-Intel-
HQencer.